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Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus [PDF]
, 2014 Published version made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (22 July 2014) in accordance with publisher copyright policy.BACKGROUND: Keratoconus is an ectatic (weakening) disease of the cornea, which is the clear surface at ...
Coster, Douglas John +3 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Prevalence of keratoconus is variable in different parts of the world. Environmental and ethnic factors and the cohort of patients selected for such studies may explain the wide variation in the reported rates. Family history, gender differences, asymmetry in the two eyes, association with ocular rubbing, and natural history of disease are discussed.
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Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking With Vitamin E-Enhanced Riboflavin Solution and Abbreviated, Low-Dose UV-A: 24-Month Clinical Outcomes [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: To report the clinical outcomes with 24-month follow-up of transepithelial cross-linking using a combination of a D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene-glycol 1000 succinate (vitamin E-TPGS)-enhanced riboflavin solution and abbreviated low fluence UV ...
Barbaro, G. +5 more
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Clinical and social portrait of patients with Keratoconus, living in the southern regions of Russia
Офтальмохирургия, 2019 For the southern regions of Russia, the problem of Keratoconus is of particular importance due to the high incidence of the disease.Purpose. To examine the clinical and social characteristics of patients with Keratoconus and get a portrait of the disease.
E. V. Podtynnyh +2 more
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Evaluation of keratoconus by videokeratography in subjects with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC)
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2006 BACKGROUND: To assess demographic variables and the incidence of keratoconus in patients with VKC and to evaluate the characteristics of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) associated with keratoconus. METHODS: One hundred and fifty patients with VKC ...
MR Shoja, MR Besharati
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Skin Biophysical Characteristics in Patients with Keratoconus: A Controlled Study
Scientifica, 2016 Background. Keratoconus is a relatively common corneal disease causing significant visual disability. Individuals with connective tissue disorders that affect the skin such as Marfan’s syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or patients with atopic ...
Reza M. Robati +4 more
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Офтальмохирургия, 2020 Purpose. To assess an association of markers near the COL5A1 gene and in its intron with keratoconus. To study the relationship between the presence of marker alleles and the level of expression of the COL5A1 gene in the cornea of patients with ...
L. O. Skorodumova +7 more
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Intraoperative and postoperative corneal thickness change after collagen crosslinking therapy. [PDF]
, 2014 PURPOSE To assess intraoperative and postoperative changes in corneal thickness subsequent to riboflavin-UVA (collagen crosslinking [CXL]) treatment.
Berta, Andras +4 more
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Study of rs6050307 polymorphism of VSX1 gene in patient with keratoconus in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari [PDF]
, 2016 زمینه و هدف: کراتوکونوس، یک اختلال دژنراتیو در چشم است که منجر به نامنظم شدن سطح قرنیه، نازک شدن آن، تغییر شکل مخروطی تر و خارج شدن از شکل طبیعی خود و کاهش بینایی می شود. بروز آن بین 1 در 500 نفر تا 1 در 2000 نفر در سراسر جهان برآورد شده است.
Farrokhi, Effat. +3 more
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Epikeratophakia for keratoconus [PDF]
Eye, 1990 Results of the author's first 15 cases of epikeratophakia for keratoconus are presented. All patients were intolerant of contact lens correction and could not achieve satisfactory acuity with spectacle correction due to corneal ectasia and irregular astigmatism. The average follow-up was 13 months.
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